Example from All Quiet on the Western Front Step 1: (ask questions) What can we learn from the characters? Step 2: (determine a theme or idea) War is dehumanizing. - a theme Step3: (state how the theme or idea is evident in the text) Through Paul’s experience behind the lines, at a Russian prisoner of war camp, and especially under bombardment in the trenches, Erich Maria Remarque realistically shows how war dehumanizes a man.
Directions: Develop a thesis proposal and post it in your TP wiki page below. Please 'show your work' by demonstrating all three steps. Remember to read through the ideas listed on the Macbeth Paper and Presentation wiki page for help (if you need it).
Your papers will be submitted to Turnitin.com, so you need to create your own thesis in your own words.
At the top of your Acting Company page please indicate the following:
your scene
the character(s) you are playing
Macbeth Scene Performance
Student Reflection: Please answer the following questions on your AC page below:
1. Evaluate the performance of your group. What went well? What didn’t go well?
2. How well did you contribute to your group?
3. How well did you perform as an individual?
4. What could have improved your scene performance?
5. How did the scene performance help you better understand the play.
from the first two acts, collect lines said by or about your assigned character that reveal something about his/her/its appearance or personality
quote the line(s) and provide in insight
exact citation of lines is important
you need at lease TWO entries per person
if you have more than one character, deal with each character separately
be brief
indicate who made the contribution
Example entry: Character: Macbeth Line(s): If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me / Without my stir. Citation: (1.3.145-146) Insight: This passage shows Macbeth to be ambitious, but also cautious. He hopes to become king without the necessity of doing anything as is indicated when he says, "Without my stir." Contributor: Mr. Stephens
Words that to focus on in Acts 2 and 3: blood, hand, night, and sleep.
Purpose: To identify how the meaning of a specific word is shaped by the situation in which it is used and the character who uses it. By concentrating on how the denotations and connotations of the words are related to the people who say them, you will come to conclusions about characters and ides in Macbeth based on key words and their contexts.
Starting at the beginning of the act you are assigned, find the word every time it appears. Use the “Text Search” application in Open Source Shakespeare . Each time you find the word, make an entry in your word journal.
Guidelines for Each Entry
Quotation, Speaker, and Citation
1. Write out the passage that contains your word and give act, scene, and line numbers. Record enough of the passage to make its meaning clear. Identify the speaker.
Paraphrase
2. Clarify the meaning of the passage by putting it into your own words - paraphrasing.
Clarification
3. Briefly explain (‘clarification’) what is happening in the play at the time the words in this passage are spoken.
Conclusions
4. Draw conclusions about how the word is used. For example, compare the passage to one you recorded earlier by explaining how the meaning of your word is affected by the character who uses it and the situation in which it is used.
Helpful questions when attempting to draw conclusions:
Does one character use the word most frequently? If so, why?
Does the word’s meaning change as different characters use it?
What is happening in the play at the time the word is spoken?
Is there any connection between these events and others that precede them?
What emotions does the speaker feel as he/she uses the word? Why does he/she feel as he/she does?
Final Conclusions
5. At the end of your act, use the journal to draw more conclusions (general conclusions): What character uses the word most often? How does the denotation and connotation of the word change from character to character? Is there an unusual use of the word? How does this word affect the act you studied?
Create your "Word Journal" in a Pages document. You will submit it to Turnitin.com.
You must have a minimum of TEN entries in your journal
Each entry must include Quotation, Speaker, and Citation; Paraphrase; Clarification; and Conclusions; See the example.
If you have a word that appears multiple times in one sentence, you may consider the multiple uses in one journal entry, or, if the word appears to be used differently within the sentence, you may write several journal entries on the multiple uses of the word in one sentence.
Include a "final conclusions" section at the end of your journal.
Is the world and everything in it an unplanned accident? Is existence meaningless? Is the past irrelevant? Does anything matter? These are the questions with which Grendel struggles in John Gardner’s novel. Beowulf also addresses these key questions about human existence.
We are going to attempt to determine how these questions are answered in Beowulf and Grendel. We will use a trial format. The only evidence that is admissible in court are the two texts: Beowulf and Grendel. Here are the details:
The PURPOSE of the trial is to determine the following: What is the truth? Is the world and everything in it an unplanned accident? Is existence meaningless? Is the past irrelevant? Does anything matter? (the position of the Dragon and possibly Grendel)
Position 1:
It is your task to PROVE the following proposition: “The world and everything in it is unplanned accident, existence is meaningless; the past is irrelevant; nothing matters.” Use the arguments and experiences of Grendel and the Dragon. You will also want to use Beowulf.
Position 2:
It is your task to DISPROVE the following proposition: “The world and everything in it is unplanned accident, existence is meaningless; the past is irrelevant; nothing matters.” Use the arguments of Unferth, Beowulf, the Shaper, Ork, and any other evidence in the story. You will also want to use Beowulf. You are essentially arguing that: 1. The world is not an unplanned accident. 2. Existence is not meaningless. 3. The past (history) is important. 4. Everything (including personal behavior) does matter.
Statement Assignment:
Each person needs to prepare a 250 - 300 word statement with at least 3-4 pieces of textual support (word count excludes quotes). For the lawyers, argue for your position, attempting not to simply repeat what the other lawyers are saying. For the witnesses, write your statement from the POV of your character, explaining what you believe to be the truth.
Write your statement in the wiki page link below, and make sure your cite direct quotations and paraphrases. Also, please write your name at the top of your wiki page.
Take some time in your group to discuss your ideas, making sure you distribute the best arguments and textual evidence. Don't let one "Dragon" have all the good quotes.
Verdict
• concise 250-300 words (word count excludes quoted material)
• states clearly why Position 1 or Position 2 ‘won’ the trial
• use at least one piece of textual support that was key to the winning argument
Was the following statement PROVED OR DISPROVED in the trial?
“The world and everything in it is unplanned accident, existence is meaningless; the past is irrelevant; nothing matters.”
Directions:
1. record your podcast in Garageband.
-Save your Beowulf as: Beowulf Lines (insert line numbers) (insert your first and last name)
Example: Beowulf Lines 3076-3119 (Mr. Stephens) 2. export your podcast to itunes
3. change to mp3 format in itunes
4. upload your podcast to your Beowulf wiki page below
5. also paste** your line by line paraphrase on the wiki page
6. indicate your assigned lines at the top of your wiki page
Example from All Quiet on the Western Front
Step 1: (ask questions) What can we learn from the characters?
Step 2: (determine a theme or idea) War is dehumanizing. - a theme
Step3: (state how the theme or idea is evident in the text) Through Paul’s experience behind the lines, at a Russian prisoner of war camp, and especially under bombardment in the trenches, Erich Maria Remarque realistically shows how war dehumanizes a man.
Directions: Develop a thesis proposal and post it in your TP wiki page below. Please 'show your work' by demonstrating all three steps. Remember to read through the ideas listed on the Macbeth Paper and Presentation wiki page for help (if you need it).
Your papers will be submitted to Turnitin.com, so you need to create your own thesis in your own words.
TP JasonK
TP SangWoo
TP SoYon
TP Hanna
TP DangMyung
TP Terry
TP HoJoon
TP Claire
TP Britney
TP Hyun
TP Joseph
TP JennyP
TP AngieJ
TP JoshK
TP Nicholas
TP Hijo
TP SooJin
Macbeth Scene Performances and Acting Company Pages
Acting Company Grading Sheet.pdf
Promptbook Instructions.pdf
Please list the actors and roles in your company: (Who is playing what part?)
Block G 3.4 (Dongmyung, SangWoo, SoYon, SooJin)
Block G 5.1 (JennyP, Hanna, Claire)
Block G 4.1 (AngieJ, Joshua, Terry, Nicholas)
Block G 1.6-7 (Hijo, Britney, Joseph)
Block G 2.2 (JasonK, HoJoon, Hyun)
Scripts
Macbeth Act 2 Scene 2.pdf
Macbeth Act 1 Scene 6-7.pdf
Macbeth Act 3 Scene 4.pdf
Macbeth Act 4 Scene 1.pdf
Macbeth Act 5 Scene 1.pdf
At the top of your Acting Company page please indicate the following:
Macbeth Scene Performance
Student Reflection: Please answer the following questions on your AC page below:
1. Evaluate the performance of your group. What went well? What didn’t go well?
2. How well did you contribute to your group?
3. How well did you perform as an individual?
4. What could have improved your scene performance?
5. How did the scene performance help you better understand the play.
AC JasonK
AC SangWoo
AC SoYon
AC Hanna
AC DongMyung
AC Terry
AC HoJoon
AC Claire
AC Britney
AC Hyun
AC Joseph
AC JennyP
AC AngieJ
AC JoshK
AC Nicholas
AC Hijo
AC SooJin
Macbeth Character Committees
Duncan (Jason and Snag Woo)
Macbeth (SoYon and Hanna)
Banquo AND Malcolm and Donalbain (DongMyung, Terry, and HoJoon)
Macduff (Claire and Britney)
Fleance (Hyun and Joseph)
Lady Macbeth (Hijo and SooJin)
Three Witches (Josh and Nicholas)
Porter (Jenny and Angie)
Lennox and Ross
Directions:
Example entry:
Character: Macbeth
Line(s): If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me / Without my stir.
Citation: (1.3.145-146)
Insight: This passage shows Macbeth to be ambitious, but also cautious. He hopes to become king without the necessity of doing anything as is indicated when he says, "Without my stir."
Contributor: Mr. Stephens
Macbeth Word Journals
Grading Sheet: Macbeth Word Journal Grading Sheet.pdf
Tracing a Word in Macbeth: Word Journals
Words that to focus on in Acts 2 and 3: blood, hand, night, and sleep.
Purpose: To identify how the meaning of a specific word is shaped by the situation in which it is used and the character who uses it. By concentrating on how the denotations and connotations of the words are related to the people who say them, you will come to conclusions about characters and ides in Macbeth based on key words and their contexts.
Starting at the beginning of the act you are assigned, find the word every time it appears. Use the “Text Search” application in Open Source Shakespeare . Each time you find the word, make an entry in your word journal.
Guidelines for Each Entry
Quotation, Speaker, and Citation
1. Write out the passage that contains your word and give act, scene, and line numbers. Record enough of the passage to make its meaning clear. Identify the speaker.
Paraphrase
2. Clarify the meaning of the passage by putting it into your own words - paraphrasing.
Clarification
3. Briefly explain (‘clarification’) what is happening in the play at the time the words in this passage are spoken.
Conclusions
4. Draw conclusions about how the word is used. For example, compare the passage to one you recorded earlier by explaining how the meaning of your word is affected by the character who uses it and the situation in which it is used.
Helpful questions when attempting to draw conclusions:
Final Conclusions
5. At the end of your act, use the journal to draw more conclusions (general conclusions): What character uses the word most often? How does the denotation and connotation of the word change from character to character? Is there an unusual use of the word? How does this word affect the act you studied?
Example Word Journal for "blood" in the first part of Act 1
Further Directions and Requirements:
Word and Act Assignments:
JasonK: Act 2 "blood"
SangWoo: Act 3 "blood"
SoYon: Act 2 "hand"
Hanna: Act 2 "night"
DongMyung: Act 3 "night"
TerryK: Act 2 "sleep"
HoJoon: Act 2 "blood"
Claire: Act 3 "blood"
Brittney: Act 2 "hand"
Hyun: Act 2 "night"
Joseph: Act 3 "night"
JennyP: Act 2 "sleep"
AngieJ: Act 2 "blood"
JoshK: Act 3 "blood"
Nicholas: Act 2 "hand"
Hijo: Act 2 "night"
SooJin: Act 3 "night"
Macbeth Reflections
Grading Sheet: Macbeth Reflections Grading Sheet.pdf
MR HoJoon
MR Hijo
MR Britney
MR Hyun
MR JennyP
MR HannaC
MR AngieJ
MR Nicholas
MR Terry
MR SoYon
MR Claire
MR SooJin
MR SangWoo
MR JoshK
MR DongMyung
MR Joseph
MR Jason
The Truth on Trial: Beowulf / Grendel Culminating Event
The Trial of Grendel Grading Sheet REVISED.pdfIs the world and everything in it an unplanned accident? Is existence meaningless? Is the past irrelevant? Does anything matter? These are the questions with which Grendel struggles in John Gardner’s novel. Beowulf also addresses these key questions about human existence.
We are going to attempt to determine how these questions are answered in Beowulf and Grendel. We will use a trial format. The only evidence that is admissible in court are the two texts: Beowulf and Grendel. Here are the details:
The PURPOSE of the trial is to determine the following: What is the truth? Is the world and everything in it an unplanned accident? Is existence meaningless? Is the past irrelevant? Does anything matter? (the position of the Dragon and possibly Grendel)
Position 1:
It is your task to PROVE the following proposition: “The world and everything in it is unplanned accident, existence is meaningless; the past is irrelevant; nothing matters.” Use the arguments and experiences of Grendel and the Dragon. You will also want to use Beowulf.
Position 2:
It is your task to DISPROVE the following proposition: “The world and everything in it is unplanned accident, existence is meaningless; the past is irrelevant; nothing matters.” Use the arguments of Unferth, Beowulf, the Shaper, Ork, and any other evidence in the story. You will also want to use Beowulf. You are essentially arguing that: 1. The world is not an unplanned accident. 2. Existence is not meaningless. 3. The past (history) is important. 4. Everything (including personal behavior) does matter.
Statement Assignment:
Each person needs to prepare a 250 - 300 word statement with at least 3-4 pieces of textual support (word count excludes quotes). For the lawyers, argue for your position, attempting not to simply repeat what the other lawyers are saying. For the witnesses, write your statement from the POV of your character, explaining what you believe to be the truth.
Write your statement in the wiki page link below, and make sure your cite direct quotations and paraphrases. Also, please write your name at the top of your wiki page.
Take some time in your group to discuss your ideas, making sure you distribute the best arguments and textual evidence. Don't let one "Dragon" have all the good quotes.
Helpful Hints for Lawyes and Witnesses.pdf
Position 1 Roles:
Lawyer 1 (G Block) Britney
Lawyer 2 (G Block) Terry
Lawyer 3 (G Block) AngieJ
Dragon 1 (G Block) JoshK
Dragon 2 (G Block) Jason
Grendel 1 (G Block) Joseph
Grendel 2 (G Block) JennyP
Grendel 3 (G Block) SoYon
Position 2 Roles:
Lawyer 5 (G Block) Ho Joon
Lawyer 6 (G Block) Hyun
Lawyer 7 (G Block) Hannah
Unferth (G Block) Nicholas
Beowulf (G Block) Claire
Shaper (G Block) SooJin
Ork (G Block) Sangwoo
Hrothgar (G Block) Dongmyung
Wealtheow (G Block) Hijo
Order of Trial
Opening Statements
Prosecution (Position 1): 5 minutes
Defense (Position 2): 5 minutes
Witness Testimony - 50 minutes total
Prosecution (Position 1):
Dragon x2 (12 minutes)
Grendel x3 (12 minutes)
Defense (Position 2):
Unferth (4 minutes)
Beowulf (4 minutes)
Shaper (4 minutes)
Ork (4 minutes)
Hrothgar (4 minutes)
Wealtheow (4 minutes)
Closing Statements
Prosecution (Position 1): 3 minutes
Defense (Position 2): 3 minutes
After the trial:
Verdict
• concise 250-300 words (word count excludes quoted material)
• states clearly why Position 1 or Position 2 ‘won’ the trial
• use at least one piece of textual support that was key to the winning argument
Was the following statement PROVED OR DISPROVED in the trial?
“The world and everything in it is unplanned accident, existence is meaningless; the past is irrelevant; nothing matters.”
Verdict Ho Joon
Verdict Hijo
Verdict BritneyB
Verdict Hyun
Verdict JennyP
Verdict HannaC
Verdict AngieJ
Verdict Nicholas
Verdict Terry
Verdict SoYon
Verdict Claire
Verdict SooJin
Verdict SangWoo
Verdict JoshK
Verdict DongMyung
Verdict Joseph
Verdict JasonK
Mini-Lessons and Daily Oral Language Quarter 2
MLDOLQ2 HoJoon
MLDOLQ2 Hijo
MLDOLQ2 Britney
MLDOLQ2 HyunJae
MLDOLQ2 JennyP
MLDOLQ2 Hannah
MLDOLQ2 AngieJ
MLDOLQ2 Nicholas
MLDOLQ2 Terry
MLDOLQ2 SoYon
MLDOLQ2 Claire
MLDOLQ2 SooJin
MLDOLQ2 SangWoo
MLDOLQ2 Joshua
MLDOLQ2 DongMyung
MLDOLQ2 Joseph
MLDOLQ2 Jason
Block G Beowulf Audiobook Podcast and Paraphrase
Directions:
1. record your podcast in Garageband.
-Save your Beowulf as: Beowulf Lines (insert line numbers) (insert your first and last name)
Example: Beowulf Lines 3076-3119 (Mr. Stephens)
2. export your podcast to itunes
3. change to mp3 format in itunes
4. upload your podcast to your Beowulf wiki page below
5. also paste** your line by line paraphrase on the wiki page
6. indicate your assigned lines at the top of your wiki page
BP HoJoon
BP Hijo
BP Britney
BP Hyun
BP JennyP
BP Hanna
BP AngieJ
BP Nicholas
BP Terry
BP SoYon
BP Claire
BP SooJin
BP SangWoo
BP Josh
BP DongMyun
BP Joseph
BP Jason
Multi-Genre Project
MGP Grading Sheet English 10.pdf
MGP Ho Joon
MGP Hijo
MGP Brittney
MGP Hyun
MGP JennyP
MGP Hanna
MGP AngieJ
MGP Nicholas
MGP Terry
MGP So Yon
MGP Claire
MGP Soo Jin
MGP Sang Woo
MGP Josh
MGP Dong Myung
MGP Joseph
MGP Jason
Mini-Lessons and Daily Oral Language Quarter 1
MLDOLQ1 HoJoon
MLDOLQ1 Hijo
MLDOLQ1 Britney
MLDOLQ1 HyunJae
MLDOLQ1 JennyP
MLDOLQ1 Hannah
MLDOLQ1 AngieJ
MLDOLQ1 Nicholas
MLDOLQ1 Terry
MLDOLQ1 SoYon
MLDOLQ1 Claire
MLDOLQ1 SooJin
MLDOLQ1 SangWoo
MLDOLQ1 Joshua
MLDOLQ1 DongMyung
MLDOLQ1 Joseph
MLDOLQ1 Jason